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Showing 26412650 of 3358 articles for Art. 20 févr. 2001

French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Validation and checks carried out by the presidents of the chambers of trades and crafts

Article R123-278

…m to the status of société coopérative artisanale governed by the tittre Ier de la loi n° 83-657 du 20 juillet 1983 relative au développement de certaines activités d'économie sociale. The President o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tasks, composition and operating rules

Article L783-7

…pplicable In the wording resulting from L. 621-1 with the exception of its second paragraph Act no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 621-2 Law no. 2021-1308 of 8 October 2021 L. 621-3 Act no . 2019-486 of 2…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Local investment funds.

Article R214-70

…e year after the overruns occurred; 2° May not hold or commit to subscribing or acquiring more than 20% of the total amount of the securities or rights and contractual subscription commitments of a si…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Health rules applicable to bathing water

Article D1332-35

…ey are drawn up, revised and updated, determined according to the rules defined in articles D. 1332-20 and D. 1332-22 and transmitted under the conditions defined in articles D. 1332-21 and D. 1332-22…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Rescue and fire-fighting.

Article R2521-3

…2225-3, the words: "article L. 1424-2" are replaced by the words: "articles R. 1321-19 and R. 1321-20 of the Defence Code"; 6° In III of article R. 2225-3, the words: "following the opinion of the bo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Examination and conditions of authorisation.

Article R5121-47

…agreement reached by consensus within the coordination group referred to in Article 27 of Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council. Except in emergencies, the compulsory vari…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common section

Article A212-120

…amme as a tool for analysing physical and sporting activities (using known software) (marked out of 20; preparation: one hour maximum; duration: one hour); - a management test involving the management…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Criminal penalties

Article L5461-3

…EU declaration of conformity having been drawn up in accordance with Article 19 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745;2° For which the CE marking provided for in Article 20 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 has been…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Medically assisted procreation

Article R2442-2

…ons". 4° In article R. 2141-11: a) For its application in New Caledonia, the words: "by article 311-20 of the Civil Code and by articles 1157-2 and 1157-3 of the Code of Civil Procedure" are replaced…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
0I: Definition of overall net income

Article 1 A

…the partnership tax regime under the conditions set out in IV of Article 3 of Decree no. 55-594 of 20 May 1955 as amended and of the managers of limited partnerships with shares and, on the other han…

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